Making Option Settings For The Printer; Conditions For Bidirectional Communication - Ricoh Aficio SP C811DN Software Manual

1. Preparing for Printing

Making Option Settings for the Printer

Make option settings for the printer using the printer driver when bidirectional communication is disabled.
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Conditions for Bidirectional Communication

Bidirectional communication allows information about paper size and feed direction settings to be auto-
matically sent to the printer. You can check printer status from your computer.
• Bidirectional communication is supported by Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP, Windows Server
2003, and Windows NT 4.0.
• If you use the RPCS printer driver and bidirectional communication is enabled under Windows 2000,
the [Change Accessories] tab is unavailable.
• The RPCS printer driver supports bidirectional communications and updates the printer status auto-
matically.
• The PCL printer driver supports bidirectional communications. You can update printer status manually.
• The PostScript 3 printer driver does not support bidirectional communications.
To support bidirectional communication, the following conditions must be met:
When connected with parallel cables
• The computer must support bidirectional communication.
• The printer must support bidirectional communication.
• The interface cable must support bidirectional communication.
• The printer must be connected to the computer using the standard parallel cables and parallel
connectors.
• Under Windows 2000, [Enable bidirectional support] must be selected, and [Enable printer
pooling] must not be selected on the [port] tab with the RPCS printer driver.
When connected with the network
• The printer must support bidirectional communication.
• SmartDeviceMonitor for Client included on the CD-ROM must be installed, and TCP/IP must be
used.
• Under Windows 2000, [Enable bidirectional support] must be selected, and [Enable printer
pooling] must not be selected on the [port] tab with the RPCS printer driver.
• In addition to the above, one of the following conditions must also be met:
• The SmartDeviceMonitor for Client port and the TCP/IP protocol must be used.
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